Thanks. I spent a night looking at RC30's. If there's any silver lining to getting rid of my BMW it will be getting a VFR and having some fun with it. I really love the various "Frankenviffers" that are out there. I love the engine but the bodywork has always seemed a bit dated looking and "heavy" so some light customizing could help me get a VFR that looks like a more modern RC30. Or something like the Frankenviffers below.

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Seen any other good ones? I feel like a little updating could go a long way on a 4th or 5th gen.

I love the bike and upgrades but that whole Japanese slash graphics thing looks like a clown threw up on the bike. I like the VFR because its got class. That paint - not so much.

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Yeah, that paint scheme isn't my favorite either. Otherwise, it seems to be a very well done conversion, and I really like the RC45 look.

Oddly enough (odd because I don't smoke, and didn't grow up watching motorsport), I find the '99 Lucky Strike livery to be pretty attractive:

Joey Dunlop's '94 IOM TT livery is classy and simple. You could do something similar in red with some tasteful lettering and come out looking good without going full-on race-replica, I think:http://itsawheelthing.tumblr.com/post/40522665168/hr
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Cool, I thought so. Way back, I was one of (as far as we knew) the first four folks to get a VFR800 Wolf system. We called ourselves the "Wolfpack," and I was the keeper of the list. We got up to about 15 members before folks started either crashing, or selling. But it was a stunning system, and really transforms the bike. Yours looks great.

Cool, I thought so. Way back, I was one of (as far as we knew) the first four folks to get a VFR800 Wolf system. We called ourselves the "Wolfpack," and I was the keeper of the list. We got up to about 15 members before folks started either crashing, or selling. But it was a stunning system, and really transforms the bike. Yours looks great.

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Well met. There are still posts and guides out there from that group that helped me set mine up. Mine probably needs re-packing, but I am hesitant to take that on. A bit loud, but not awful. I had a '99 years back, sold it when I got into racing, but always missed it. Found this '98 and set about making it back into my dream VFR. Don't want to get too wild, though (must resist supercharger). Couldn't be happier. I'm just a VFR guy I guess.

I just picked up this NC30 on Saturday. I drove all day to get it. The seller was kind enough to make a 3 hour round drip to shorten my round trip drive from 13 hours to 10.

For those not familiar with this model, they were never officially imported to the US. They were sold mostly in Japan, and some limited numbers of them were sold in the UK and other European countries. Titled examples are very rare in the US. The NC30 is the "baby brother or sister" to the rare/expensive RC30 VFR750R. Some of them even had the same red/white/blue color and graphics of the RC30.

It is wonderful to ride, so light and flickable. Yes, for what I paid for it, I could pick up any number of more modern, more capable 600cc sport bikes, I just love the V4's character. I also don't need the performance of a 600. The little 400cc V4 is more capable than you'd think for such a small engine. I do need to get a different muffler though. The stock Honda exhaust is typical Honda -- way too quiet.

Trouble, trouble: a clean 2001 VFR800i just popped up on my radar, tucked away at a local shop. The bike has 25K on it, a Staintune pipe and newish tires. According to the salesman, it has been serviced and is good to go, all for the rock bottom price of $3400 plus fees.